Day 7: 7/1/13 This morning the Maori guys had breakfast ready for us. I had cereal. There was French toast aswell. We spent a whole taking group photos aswell before getting back on the bus and heading to Rotorua. Some people were going rafting but some of us wanted to see some of the geothermal activity and stuff so we were told to get out and go to a park in Rotorua. There was a park where there were pools of mud with steam and stuf so we saw that. Then we ha...

Day 6: 6/1/13 I had more sleep last night that I had In about a week but was more tired when I woke than any morning!! I had to go to the toilet during the night which meant a trek through trees and steps- great fun at 3am!! We drove to Waitomo this morning. It was about an hour and a half long and everyone just dozed. Waitomo is where there are lots of caves. Tomo is the Maori word for hole and wai is water so it means water hole. There are lots and lots of ho...

Day 5: 5/1/13 Everyone had to get up at about half 6 this morning as we were leaving at half seven. Lots of tired heads! The showers and toilets are in a block outside and it fairly wakes you up when you have to walk outside for the toilet! The sun was shining though and the air was nice and crisp so a nice morning! We had a long enough bus journey then to Raglan. It's was about four hours in total. We stopped I somewhere called Paeroa for the driver to get pet...

Day 4: 4/1/13 I didn't sleep much last night- ill be sleep deprived after this trip! The hostel was roasting and the room was like a sauna. I only got to the room around quarter to 2. I was definitely still awake at half 2 and the alarm went off at half six. I was on the top bunk of course and had to climb down. I had my bag and valuables on the bed with me and I took out the key before I got down and left it on the bed near the ladder. When I got down I couldn'...

Day 3: 3/1/13 I just want to check if this will upload or not as my phone seems to be acting up now.